Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-29
2008-07-29
Sager, M. A (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S009000, C463S025000, C463S040000, C273S269000, C283S049000, C283S903000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07404764
ABSTRACT:
A lottery terminal apparatus and method of playing a word based lottery includes a value input device, a display unit and a lottery input unit for receiving alphabetical game play information wherein the display unit is adapted to visually display the received alphabetical game play information. The lottery terminal unit further includes a controller having a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the display unit and is programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person. The controller and method may assign a prize value to the alphabetical game play information received from the lottery input unit and randomly select an alphabetic sample based on a distribution of choices. The controller may further determine a correlation between the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine a payout value based on a comparison of the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine the prize value.
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The official rules of Scrabble as retrieved from website (www.thepixiepit.co.uk/scrabble/rules.html), copyright 1999, 6 pages.
Dority & Manning P.A.
Sager M. A
Scientific Games International Inc.
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